Richard E. Delgado, 69 of West Plains, formerly of Kansas City, MO died July 30, 2019. Mass of Christian Burial will be 9:00 am Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Sacred Heart/Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 2544 Madison, KCMO. Burial in Leavenworth National Cemetery, with Honors. Visitation will be 5-8 pm Monday, August 5 at the McGilley Midtown Chapel 20 W. Linwood Blvd., KCMO. In lieu of flowers, contributions are requested to Children’s Mercy Hospital or Wayside Waifs.
Richard was born August 8, 1949 in Kansas City to Seferino and Maria (Franco) Delgado. Richard graduated from Lillis High School, Class of 1967. He served our country during the Viet Nam War in the US Navy as a medic. He received his Bachelor and Masters’ Degrees from Webster University. Richard started his nursing career in 1969 at Menorah Medical Center on Troost in the ICU. He graduated with a degree in nursing in 1975. He went on to fill several positions at Menorah Medical Center. His last position was director of radiology. While at Menorah Medical Center he was chosen as the KC Area Hospital Association employee of the year. He then transferred to Trinity Lutheran Hospital when the "old" Menorah closed. There he was director of radiation oncology. A new challenging job opportunity took him to Rochester Michigan where he became director of oncology Services. He developed their comprehensive oncology program. He survived cancer in 2002. Then he was off to Miami Florida to become director and develop their oncology program. The last job was in West Plains Missouri as director of oncology. That put him close to his beloved KC and all of the friends and relatives that reside there.
Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Kathy of the home; son Richard Delgado, Springfield, MO, daughters Tiffany Watts (Jim) and Erika Delgado, both of Lee’s Summit, MO; brother John Delgado, Kansas City, MO; sister Linda Lange, Gladstone, MO; two grandchildren, Alyssa and Austin and many nieces and nephews.
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